How Trump & Co sold the attack on Venezuela
The media reportage of the US attack on Venezuela is telling, from the Trumpian language to predictable narratives.
After months of Washington – with the help of much of the US mainstream media – manufacturing consent for a military intervention in Venezuela, last week American forces abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and flew him to a prison in New York City. Now, the Trump administration is shifting the narrative away from the stated objective of striking a “narco-state” to the US taking control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.
**Contributors:
**Alejandro Velasco – Associate Professor, NYU
Alexander Main – Director of International Policy, CEPR
JM MonteBlack – Venezuelan-American journalist
Luis Valdez Jimenez – Lawyer and Venezuelan- American activist
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An interview with Jose Luis Granados Ceja
A conversation with Jose Luis Granados Ceja, the Latin American contributor of Drop Site News on how to decipher the news coming out of Venezuela.
Featuring:
Jose Luis Granados Ceja – Latin America contributor, Drop Site News
Published On 10 Jan 2026